TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS PERCENT LIVING COVER FROST COLOR COLOR COLOR SEEDHEAD NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL TOLERANCE SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER RATINGS TIFWAY 7.0 6.7 4.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 70.0 97.7 97.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 CN 2-9 7.0 6.7 3.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 75.0 98.3 96.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 7.3 6.7 4.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 75.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 TIFGREEN 6.3 5.7 4.7 8.7 8.3 8.3 63.3 98.3 98.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 7.3 7.0 3.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 81.7 97.7 96.0 2.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 MIDLAWN 6.0 6.3 4.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 80.0 95.0 90.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 MINI-VERDE 7.0 5.3 4.7 8.7 9.0 8.7 31.7 95.3 96.3 3.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 6.7 6.3 3.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 73.3 92.7 88.0 3.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 SWI-11 6.7 6.7 3.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 86.7 96.3 89.7 2.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 6.3 5.7 2.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 75.0 97.0 94.0 1.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 3.3 OKC 18-4 6.7 6.0 3.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 20.0 70.7 74.0 1.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 CARDINAL 4.7 4.7 3.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 85.0 98.3 96.3 8.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 MAJESTIC 6.3 5.3 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 26.7 78.7 88.0 2.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 OKC 19-9 6.3 5.7 3.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 41.7 74.0 60.3 2.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 SHANGHAI 6.7 6.3 2.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 48.3 69.7 48.0 2.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 MIRAGE 6.3 5.0 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 30.0 64.0 77.3 1.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 J-540 5.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 26.7 81.3 75.0 2.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.0 SAVANNAH 6.0 5.3 2.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 33.3 70.7 77.3 2.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 JACKPOT 5.7 4.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 26.7 66.3 69.0 2.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 5.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 31.7 77.3 74.0 2.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 NUMEX-SAHARA 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 33.3 60.0 54.0 2.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 25.0 54.7 53.7 2.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 BLACKJACK 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 35.0 73.0 69.0 2.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 BLUE-MUDA 5.7 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 23.3 56.3 51.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 PYRAMID 5.7 4.3 2.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 28.3 67.0 62.3 1.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 23.3 62.3 53.0 2.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 5.0 4.3 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 30.0 56.3 47.0 2.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 SHANGRI LA 4.7 3.3 2.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 10.0 56.7 53.0 2.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.3 0.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 25.6 15.7 26.3 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.7 C.V. (%) 9.8 15.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 11.3 35.2 12.8 20.5 30.1 12.9 13.4 16.2 18.4 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIFWAY 5.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.8 CN 2-9 5.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 9.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 4.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 TIFGREEN 4.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.5 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.4 MIDLAWN 5.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.2 MINI-VERDE 3.7 5.3 8.0 7.0 8.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.2 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 5.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.1 SWI-11 5.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.8 OKC 18-4 3.0 5.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 8.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 CARDINAL 5.7 7.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.1 MAJESTIC 3.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 OKC 19-9 3.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.9 SHANGHAI 3.3 5.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.9 MIRAGE 2.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.6 J-540 2.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.5 SAVANNAH 3.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.5 JACKPOT 2.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.4 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 3.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 NUMEX-SAHARA 3.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 ARIZONA COMMON 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.2 BLACKJACK 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 BLUE-MUDA 3.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 PYRAMID 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 SUNDEVIL II 2.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.8 SHANGRI LA 2.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.6 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 21.5 15.3 12.3 12.4 13.0 12.4 12.0 13.3 16.5 8.4 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED AZ1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS